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Protein Bars Not Good for You According to Good Morning America Segment

August 10, 2009

This morning Good Morning America aired a very inaccurate nutrition segment. GMA usually has some fantastic dietitians (RDs) talking about nutrition but today they had a “nutritionist” on there named Kimberly Synder from NY (“nutritionist” which is a word anyone can use, especially in NY where there are no licensure laws). Kimberly’s website says she …

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Women Eat Less When they Dine With Men

August 7, 2009

This summer the journal Appetite had a few interesting studies about eating behavior. In one study examining females who dined with friends or total strangers, the researchers found that the women who ate with friends consumed significantly more food than those who ate with total strangers. In this same study they found that those who …

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Ice Cream Alters Brain Receptors

July 29, 2009

According to a new study out of John’s Hopkins University, fatty, sugar-laden foods alter opioid receptors in the area of the brain that controls food intake. Opioids are feel good chemicals in our brain. So the scenario in those with binge-eating disorder may look something like this: eat highly pleasureable fat and sugar-laden food, feel …

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Eat Carbs, Lose Weight!

July 25, 2009

Get this, you can eat your beloved carbs and lose weight! Did you know that a higher carbohydrate consumption was associated with a decreased risk of obesity according to a recently pubished study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association? The media picked up on this study and rapidly concluded that heck, carbs really …

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